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it isn't including the possibility that we develop a tax regimen in this country. but that has to happen and it doesn't include the notion that you and i haven't thought of. a wealthy player that believes in the vision of being a one stop shop for the smaller business companies. the idea that could be considered reasonable. it will be replaced by a smartphone and a tablet that is certainly possible. if you think it is the latter than $11 well, i got to tell you, you should be in dell. this stock isn't going back to $8 and change. but you better wait until it cools down before you buy. as we know, no man's land is a very, very bad place to be. stay with cramer. next straight talk from the keystone state. the moves he is making to keep the state strong. the cud ho report next on cnbc. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 le
it isn't including the possibility that we develop a tax regimen in this country. but that has to happen and it doesn't include the notion that you and i haven't thought of. a wealthy player that believes in the vision of being a one stop shop for the smaller business companies. the idea that could be considered reasonable. it will be replaced by a smartphone and a tablet that is certainly possible. if you think it is the latter than $11 well, i got to tell you, you should be in dell. this...
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the end of the payroll tax holiday has to hurt retail doesn't it? and the facebook disappointment. you have this mystery announcement coming. instead we have an announcement of a tool to search information on big social networks. what a bust. yet the market didn't get hammered. there was no rally, and then we got the nap time and the fresh bull came to play into the bell. what is happening here? there have been different times along the way up where we had this same exact phenomenon like we are seeing here today. one at the beginning of the bull run. another occurred in the first three years in the '90s. we had about a half dozen since the new millennium. and every single case, every single one i can recall we get this moment where the market didn't get tired, but the analyst did. many big cap stocks had run up into their price targets. analysts stayed bullish or they actually even raised price and it was a mistake. and i'll tell you, let's use it, an endless target party. 700 goes to 900 and only if there were a two for one stocks split. the analysts were gun shy. not the cheering
the end of the payroll tax holiday has to hurt retail doesn't it? and the facebook disappointment. you have this mystery announcement coming. instead we have an announcement of a tool to search information on big social networks. what a bust. yet the market didn't get hammered. there was no rally, and then we got the nap time and the fresh bull came to play into the bell. what is happening here? there have been different times along the way up where we had this same exact phenomenon like we are...
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claim the airline is buying its jet fuel 70 miles away to avoid paying close to $300 million in sales taxes. the airline says the suit's claims are untrue. >>> students at the university of vermont should not bring bottled water had they return to campus because the school has banned its sale for environmental reasons. vermont is the largest public university to prohibit bottled water sales on campus. they've even converted water fountains to bottle-filling stations. >>> over to wall street this tuesday morning. the dow opens the day at 13,507 after adding 18 points yesterday. the s&p and nasdaq were both down. overseas the nikkei gained 77 points but the hang seng fell 31. >>> the nasdaq and the s&p slipped monday thanks to worries that apple has gone sour. shares of the tech titan dipped below 500 for the first time in nearly a year after reports the company has cut orders for iphone parts due to weak demand. >>> meanwhile, pc maker dell surged 13% on fresh takeover talk. after the bell, fed chief ben bernanke praised washington's recent fiscal cliff deal which he said probably would have
claim the airline is buying its jet fuel 70 miles away to avoid paying close to $300 million in sales taxes. the airline says the suit's claims are untrue. >>> students at the university of vermont should not bring bottled water had they return to campus because the school has banned its sale for environmental reasons. vermont is the largest public university to prohibit bottled water sales on campus. they've even converted water fountains to bottle-filling stations. >>> over...
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backup for the government and the tax code. it is an inefficient way of subsidizing. sandra: a sign we are overtaxing and overregulating corporations and small businesses to the point data want to hire these people so people have to downgrade out of jobs they should be working in and educated to work in and take lower-level service jobs. very much a sign of the times. stuart: the government takes money off of this group to top off the income of that group. that is -- [talking over each other] stuart: that is my take. big money at the story everybody is talking about today, lance armstrong comes clean on informant -- performance enhancing drugs and made millions in prize money and endorsements, raise a lot of money for his cancer charity. we are a forgiving country. we really are. here is the question. will the nation give him a second chance or is he totally finished? we will ask that question. we have a pr executive on whether it lands can have his image and i have my take on mr. armstrong around 10:28 this morning on this pro
backup for the government and the tax code. it is an inefficient way of subsidizing. sandra: a sign we are overtaxing and overregulating corporations and small businesses to the point data want to hire these people so people have to downgrade out of jobs they should be working in and educated to work in and take lower-level service jobs. very much a sign of the times. stuart: the government takes money off of this group to top off the income of that group. that is -- [talking over each other]...
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unless we get the cooperation from the political parties who say taxes how much they spend and how much they regulate. by that, it is just not sufficient. we spoke about last night was about the banks, not monetary policy. david: there is a conflict with regards to the fed interest and pump up the market, if you will, and unemployment mandate for the employment mandates you just mentioned. stocks go up and companies lay workers off, that happened with american express and in the past with other companies, so if the intention of the fed is to pump up the stock market, doesn't that sometimes conflict with its mandate to keep unemployment low? >> they're all kinds of approaches to this, david. one of them is the wealth effect, if stocks go up, through the broad pulls the mutual fund or more directly obviously feel wealthier and will be able to spend more and pump of consumption with consumption driven society others might argue it is a narrower base than it used to be, so it is a give and take, pros and cons of every single argument. clearly those publicly traded have been able to capitali
unless we get the cooperation from the political parties who say taxes how much they spend and how much they regulate. by that, it is just not sufficient. we spoke about last night was about the banks, not monetary policy. david: there is a conflict with regards to the fed interest and pump up the market, if you will, and unemployment mandate for the employment mandates you just mentioned. stocks go up and companies lay workers off, that happened with american express and in the past with other...
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the payroll tax holiday was allowed to expire. the fiscal cliff, this isn't a new tax. it's a return of an old tax but it's playing havoc with domestic stocks. so is all of the partisanship that makes our country seem like a mickey mouse place to invest and uncertainty going forward, every single democratic government on earth seems to be better organized and smoother functioning than ours. that uncertainty caused by that lack of confidence and higher payroll taxes might have something to do with the declines we're seeing. telco was a place to hide back in 2012. at&t and verizon saw slow downs. no let up in the subsidies to apple and samsung, we love these companies because they had no europe last year, no china, no mexico. now we wish they had all three and there was business formation. let's focus on the other half of the equation. it's a little more robust, where the money is going. last night china had one more remarkable session. holy cow, courtesy of new attitude. the gold double digit growth is taking up the fxi. follow along, but it is taking up the ancillary ch
the payroll tax holiday was allowed to expire. the fiscal cliff, this isn't a new tax. it's a return of an old tax but it's playing havoc with domestic stocks. so is all of the partisanship that makes our country seem like a mickey mouse place to invest and uncertainty going forward, every single democratic government on earth seems to be better organized and smoother functioning than ours. that uncertainty caused by that lack of confidence and higher payroll taxes might have something to do...
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we can be for lower taxes, less government, less regulation. we can agree on that. but that is sick. why don't they call him up and say shut up once in awhile. your thoughts? >> they should. and if rush limbaugh actually saw that classroom after that morning, the reality of the situation that we're talking about. >> two to eleven bullets in each kid. unrecognizable children. remember being in first grade? >> i have a son who's there. >> we all remember it a little bit. in a powerful moment today the president spoke about meeting the parents of newtown victim grace mcdonnell. there she is. let's take a look. >> grace was seven years old when she was struck down. just a gorgeous, caring, joyful little girl. i'm told she loved pink. she loved the beach. she dreamed of becoming a painter. chris, her father, gave me one of her paintings. and i hung it in my private study just off the oval office. and every time i look at that painting, i think about grace. and i think about the life that she lived and the life that lay ahead of her. and most of all i think about how when
we can be for lower taxes, less government, less regulation. we can agree on that. but that is sick. why don't they call him up and say shut up once in awhile. your thoughts? >> they should. and if rush limbaugh actually saw that classroom after that morning, the reality of the situation that we're talking about. >> two to eleven bullets in each kid. unrecognizable children. remember being in first grade? >> i have a son who's there. >> we all remember it a little bit....
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as i sat the other night, if only the corporations said corporate tax law, it would be pretty low. if only the gun guys set gun laws, there aren't going to be any gun laws. the people who don't own guns or own guns casually will have to do something. >> that's exactly right. traes what the president has taken away from the lessons of newtown. listening to the heartbeat of the people on this right now. you can see it in the polls. you hear it in the language, and right now the gop's message is out of sync with that heartbeat and i think there are ways and opportunities for them to get back in sync to lay out that concern about the second amendment and why the protection is important, but put it out there in the context of those kids who were killed because that's what people see most of all. >> let's talk about the president's strength now. bob, this monday and this tuesday he will have taken the oath a second time. the american people have doubled down on this president, a majority of the american people have voted for this guy. two majority votes. he will have that in his pocket s
as i sat the other night, if only the corporations said corporate tax law, it would be pretty low. if only the gun guys set gun laws, there aren't going to be any gun laws. the people who don't own guns or own guns casually will have to do something. >> that's exactly right. traes what the president has taken away from the lessons of newtown. listening to the heartbeat of the people on this right now. you can see it in the polls. you hear it in the language, and right now the gop's...
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the 9 billion is all tax deductible. the irs says the compensation to homeowners as the cost incurred in the course of doing business and is not a fine or penalty but the result of wrongdoing. i say if they didn't do anything wrong there probably wouldn't be showing -- shelling of billions of dollars. we should not be footing any part of the bill for the mistake . as one homeowner put it, the government comes after us for every little bit of money we have. that's because we aren't too big to fail. we just have to bail out the ones that are. that's what i think. now we want to know what you think. here's our question. should banks be allowed to deduct the mortgage settlement? log on to gerriwillis.com, vote on the right inside the screen and all share the results of the end of the show. not to the latest developments in the hostage situation in algeria. one american reportedly dead a takeover and natural gas plant by islamic militants. algerian news agencies report around 100 foreign workers are freed. the fate of 30 othe
the 9 billion is all tax deductible. the irs says the compensation to homeowners as the cost incurred in the course of doing business and is not a fine or penalty but the result of wrongdoing. i say if they didn't do anything wrong there probably wouldn't be showing -- shelling of billions of dollars. we should not be footing any part of the bill for the mistake . as one homeowner put it, the government comes after us for every little bit of money we have. that's because we aren't too big to...
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we ought to put a tax on that. bullets ought to be prohibitively expensive. >> a well regulated militia to keep the security of the people, to keep and bear arms. does that speak to the right of securing the nation through a well regulated defense establishment, or does it greenlight some guy in new york to out his garage like an armory? >> the supreme court defers on this. they have basically upheld the second amendment. it does give the protections to gun owners, and it makes it somewhat of a moot issue. this is mostly for show right now. it is a diversion -- i'm all for gun-control -- but it will not happen. it is a diversion from what we need to do, which is dealing with issues like debt, the climate, which polish and do not want to deal with. it is a side show. >> i do not think it is a side show when you have massacres like we have had in the last year. not just newtown. justice scalia's opinion actually said that the government is free to regulate the kinds of weapons that people carry. it says that. >> if y
we ought to put a tax on that. bullets ought to be prohibitively expensive. >> a well regulated militia to keep the security of the people, to keep and bear arms. does that speak to the right of securing the nation through a well regulated defense establishment, or does it greenlight some guy in new york to out his garage like an armory? >> the supreme court defers on this. they have basically upheld the second amendment. it does give the protections to gun owners, and it makes it...
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we're going to raise 60 billion from the tax hikes so the president is saying we've got to raise taxes on the rich to better roads and build schools, half the money is gone to just bailing out two federal government agencies. isn't that the sad iron? >> it's worse than you think. >> thanks. >> because the post office has accounting tricks going on. they have been selling these forever stamps. a lot of people have been buying them because you can use them at any time no, matter how much it costs to mail a left so the post office is collecting all this money from mail it hasn't even delivered yet. eventually when -- when they are allowed to raise the price of a stamp, people are going to use the forever stamps and the post office will have to deliver all this mail, but they won't get paid anything because they already spent the money. >> it's a very sad state of affairs. jim, peter, always good to have you on the show. the one thing you might want to start stockpiling. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook
we're going to raise 60 billion from the tax hikes so the president is saying we've got to raise taxes on the rich to better roads and build schools, half the money is gone to just bailing out two federal government agencies. isn't that the sad iron? >> it's worse than you think. >> thanks. >> because the post office has accounting tricks going on. they have been selling these forever stamps. a lot of people have been buying them because you can use them at any time no, matter...
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>> he enacted the largest tax increase at the state level in history. i resigned as the chief republican whip in protest. john: he also funded stem cell research. i talk to the guy pusng this and i said you could pay for this yourself why is it a government job? >> democrats wanted to stick a thumb into the eye of georgia bush just like the emission standards to say we are californians. john: then i read this organization has to be revamped, a conflict of interest, all of this money is invested? >> now with about the initiative another large tax increase in history now by $50 billion. but they are lying. revenue projections will not come true. the balanced budget looks good in jittery but then the revenues come of you say it is a shortfall. it could be a billion or $30 billion. we will see that happen again. john: chuck devore you moved to texas? >> the states are so similar. population, the second and third states with land mass mass, more similar than different, both last with natural resources and a coastline with ports. similar on the surface why ar
>> he enacted the largest tax increase at the state level in history. i resigned as the chief republican whip in protest. john: he also funded stem cell research. i talk to the guy pusng this and i said you could pay for this yourself why is it a government job? >> democrats wanted to stick a thumb into the eye of georgia bush just like the emission standards to say we are californians. john: then i read this organization has to be revamped, a conflict of interest, all of this money...
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tax dollars don't just come in on april 15th. they come in all the time. >> and the president will be forced to do what you and i and every other american have to do and that is prioritize expenses. if we would not default, prioritize that which must be paid first and then make tough choices as to what is necessary and proper for our government to be spending. that is what we should be doing every day and is, quite frankly, why this president has failed to lead because he just does not believe it. he believes there is no end, and at the end of his term will be somebody else's problem. gerri: it will. >> but here is one piece of advice. there are two big fights coming up, the continuing resolution, the rest of the fiscal year 2013 spending, and there is the debt limit. we have already seen, obama will demagogue. he will send bernanke out to rattle financial markets, bully republicans, and i will be a tough fight to win. on the other hand, if they pick a fight on spending on the continuing resolution, that is where, as we saw in '9
tax dollars don't just come in on april 15th. they come in all the time. >> and the president will be forced to do what you and i and every other american have to do and that is prioritize expenses. if we would not default, prioritize that which must be paid first and then make tough choices as to what is necessary and proper for our government to be spending. that is what we should be doing every day and is, quite frankly, why this president has failed to lead because he just does not...
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that tax cut was not renewed by congress of the tax credit back to where it was in 2010 so expected to 82% last in your take-home pay. >> we have some changes in the forecast here is erica. >> that is right it will get warmer as we transition into the weekend. we really does have to get through this morning because it is a cold start. it will be warmer this after no but let's look at some of the cold spots and the bay area. this entire list includes temperatures in the '20s. about zero is 27 degrees, 28 for vallejo in fairfield. concord 29 and to address will continue to drop because these are not even your morning lows. around sunrise are around 730 this morning freeze warning and frost advisory are in effect from the national weather service. i don't think eyes as much of a factor today because the air is so dry. there's no moisture to talk about. it will be a cold one but i do not think it will cancel the advisory slated yesterday. and to the 8:00 hour we are still holding out of the 30's in fairfield concord and up and beat north bay as well. the coast light will be pretty warm for
that tax cut was not renewed by congress of the tax credit back to where it was in 2010 so expected to 82% last in your take-home pay. >> we have some changes in the forecast here is erica. >> that is right it will get warmer as we transition into the weekend. we really does have to get through this morning because it is a cold start. it will be warmer this after no but let's look at some of the cold spots and the bay area. this entire list includes temperatures in the '20s. about...
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more taxes. melissa: i feel like i'm going insane here because i feel like there was some sort of conversation about, this is going to be balanced approach. we'll raise taxes. if republicans will give on that we'll go ahead and cut spending. i feel like we have raised taxes and now we'll raise even more taxes and we're still spending like drunken sailors. susan, am i wrong. >> we're not spending like drunken sailers. melissa: we're not? 16 trillion dollar debt. >> 11 trillion he inherited. melissa: that is fine. everyone is at fault. everyone contributed to to this we are in dire straits. we are broke. everyone is at fault. no one is fixing it. >> well, and he is trying to fix it. that is why $4 trillion total reduction if they get to that number, will stablize it and we'll be able to start making invests to see our economy grow. the one silver bullet in deficit reduction is economic growth. we need to get out of this circle we're in right now and start talking about growth. how we start moving t
more taxes. melissa: i feel like i'm going insane here because i feel like there was some sort of conversation about, this is going to be balanced approach. we'll raise taxes. if republicans will give on that we'll go ahead and cut spending. i feel like we have raised taxes and now we'll raise even more taxes and we're still spending like drunken sailors. susan, am i wrong. >> we're not spending like drunken sailers. melissa: we're not? 16 trillion dollar debt. >> 11 trillion he...
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in the end a tax is a tax. you're talking about taxing products they buy, investment they make for their business, maybe or products they're selling. so it does seem like it would be an impediment elsewhere in their business. they think in the end it is a better tradeoff? >> it is a better tradeoff, again we're talking about simplicity and fairness. give up the exemptions, they're no longer paying corporate tax, if you're a small business, you pay through the individual income tax anyway. and then the other attractive feature, it means their employees would no longer being paying individual income tax and that's very important to them in terms of attracting talent to their company and to our state. melissa: one place where i think you might have have a problem you say you want to create jobs in your state but you boast an incredible unemployment rate, 3.7%. i mean, i wasn't even sure that was possible any longer. it is supposed to create inflation when your unemployment rate is below 4%. you don't want to drive
in the end a tax is a tax. you're talking about taxing products they buy, investment they make for their business, maybe or products they're selling. so it does seem like it would be an impediment elsewhere in their business. they think in the end it is a better tradeoff? >> it is a better tradeoff, again we're talking about simplicity and fairness. give up the exemptions, they're no longer paying corporate tax, if you're a small business, you pay through the individual income tax anyway....
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not all will be in taxes of the part will be in cuts and part in taxes. we can't be in place t ignore investments we need to make in infrastructure. there is report out today we could lose $3 trillion over next eight years. melissa: stephen, i'm sure you're chomping at the bit to respond to that? >> look, one thing i will say to president obama he came to office in 2008 saying he would raise taxes. he has done it. this is what the president does. this is the way that he conducted himself in office. if you look back to after he lost and you think was rebuked fairly strongly in the 2010 midterm elections, he came back and gave a state of the union, a couple months later and said, just as susan did, we need to save more because we need more money for investments of the this is the way the president governor earns. he is a tax-and-spend liberal of the old school and i think it's, entirely clear that he could ask for moreaxes. melissa: i feel like i'm going insane here because i feel like there was some sort of conversation about, is is going to be balanced ap
not all will be in taxes of the part will be in cuts and part in taxes. we can't be in place t ignore investments we need to make in infrastructure. there is report out today we could lose $3 trillion over next eight years. melissa: stephen, i'm sure you're chomping at the bit to respond to that? >> look, one thing i will say to president obama he came to office in 2008 saying he would raise taxes. he has done it. this is what the president does. this is the way that he conducted himself...
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and that is because the federal and local tax rates, marginal tax rates combined in high tax states are not on high income taxpayers are now in the neighborhood of 50%. in my home state of connecticut, it's 48.5%, in new jersey and new york, it's higher. and in california, it's higher again. >> right. >> and 50% is well past the peak of the curve, meaning that as production rises -- as taxes rise, production diminishes. so, when taxes go to 100%, production goes to0 and the government collects nothing. >> right. >> so, as taxes rise, the government's stake will diminish. and the government's stake is maximized somewhere between 40% and 45%. and we are beyond that. so, the government's stake is going to diminish from here on, so raising taxes is no longer going to be an answer to deficit reduction and apparently neither is cutting spending. >> yeah, i mean, i guess, you know, the broad -- the broad populous, you know, the people, i don't know that they necessarily understand the implications of not cutting spending, because it does feel like, you know, it constantly goes on the republica
and that is because the federal and local tax rates, marginal tax rates combined in high tax states are not on high income taxpayers are now in the neighborhood of 50%. in my home state of connecticut, it's 48.5%, in new jersey and new york, it's higher. and in california, it's higher again. >> right. >> and 50% is well past the peak of the curve, meaning that as production rises -- as taxes rise, production diminishes. so, when taxes go to 100%, production goes to0 and the...
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the law was hotly debated, it is a law and they should not be able to raise the taxes particularly taxes on our young people simply by avoiding congress. gerri: george pataki, thank you for coming on the show tonight, thank you very much. >> thank you. gerri: it was this day in business back in 1990, fox's animated series "the simpsons" first premiered and became an instant hit. the half-hour sitcom islamist running american program so far running 24 seasons and 515 episodes. in the early 90s toward simpson was america's favorite character in fact introduced during its peak. for the 1 million shares sold on a given day bringing in $2 billion in revenue during the first 14 months. in 2007 the simpsons movie was released in theaters worldwide. it grossed $527 million sold $750 million in simpson's related merchandise. by 2011 the show made $1 billion in profits. this initiative 25 emmy nominations or awards and a star on the hollywood walk of fame. the first fox show to break into the top 10 in the ratings, "the simpsons" premiered o permit ons business day january 14, 23 years ago today.
the law was hotly debated, it is a law and they should not be able to raise the taxes particularly taxes on our young people simply by avoiding congress. gerri: george pataki, thank you for coming on the show tonight, thank you very much. >> thank you. gerri: it was this day in business back in 1990, fox's animated series "the simpsons" first premiered and became an instant hit. the half-hour sitcom islamist running american program so far running 24 seasons and 515 episodes. in...
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what to do with the tax man on a queue. don't go away gerri: the story of the tax payers dreadnoughts. one in every age we win that one in 2011. you can expect even more this year. especially for those high income earners. so what happens next? we have your bottom line coverage of crucial test in navigating the process. when he is the founder and president of diversified financial consultant. welcome back to the show. >> thank you. gerri: i was mentioning that the irs really win after its people last year. how is this different? >> well, they go where the money. lots of people have the money. more important, they are targeting small business owners and these are the guys are taking, they have targeted them and that is where the money is. gerri: okay, a lot of people will not be happy to hear that. let's talk about the rest. >> once people get dreaded notice in the mail, typically that is the irs looking for classification and clarification of information. they can come to your office to your account office. >> so i have hav
what to do with the tax man on a queue. don't go away gerri: the story of the tax payers dreadnoughts. one in every age we win that one in 2011. you can expect even more this year. especially for those high income earners. so what happens next? we have your bottom line coverage of crucial test in navigating the process. when he is the founder and president of diversified financial consultant. welcome back to the show. >> thank you. gerri: i was mentioning that the irs really win after its...
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reform by closing loopholes in our tax reform for the wealthiest americans. if we combine a balanced package of saving through -- we can solve the deficit issues without sacrificing things like our investments in education that are going to help us grow. turns out the american people agree with me. they listened to an entire year's debate over this issue and they made a clear decision about the approach they prefer. they don't think it's fair for example to ask a senior to pay more for his or her health care or for a scientist to shut down ground breaking research so that a multimillionaire can pay less taxes than a secretary. they don't think it's smart to close endless loopholes for wealthy americans rather than invest in our roads and to help manufacturers bring jobs back to america. they want us to bring our books in order no a balanced way where everybody pulls their weight and everybody does their part. that's what i want as well. that pie that's what i've proposed. and we can get it done, but we're going to have to make sure that people are looking at
reform by closing loopholes in our tax reform for the wealthiest americans. if we combine a balanced package of saving through -- we can solve the deficit issues without sacrificing things like our investments in education that are going to help us grow. turns out the american people agree with me. they listened to an entire year's debate over this issue and they made a clear decision about the approach they prefer. they don't think it's fair for example to ask a senior to pay more for his or...
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cuts. >> most of that was tax cuts. we sort of started it and then stopped. you can't call it stimulus. that will never sell in washington. >> kate, thank for joining us. principle at apple consultant. christine romans, host of "your bottom line." >>> remember this? what is that? morton gecko in "wall street" was ahead of thiz time with this clunky, heavy, brick phone. flash forward 25 years and it's been replaced by the smartphone. i'll tell you why apple may be losing its hold on the market. >> announcer: did you know there are secret black market websites around the world that sell stolen identities? >> 30-year-old american man, excellent credit rating. >> announcer: lifelock monitors thousands of these sites 24 hours a day. and if we discover any of our members' data for sale, lifelock is there with the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. [♪...] [squealing, crash] call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make you feel al
cuts. >> most of that was tax cuts. we sort of started it and then stopped. you can't call it stimulus. that will never sell in washington. >> kate, thank for joining us. principle at apple consultant. christine romans, host of "your bottom line." >>> remember this? what is that? morton gecko in "wall street" was ahead of thiz time with this clunky, heavy, brick phone. flash forward 25 years and it's been replaced by the smartphone. i'll tell you why...
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we are passed the point where we have to work so hard to pay $3 for a poll tax receipt. but it sends a message to america that even though we have moved forward, be aware and guard your rights because there are different methods of disenfranchisement. >> well, i think when you walk on that stage and that platform, it symbolizes and personifies all of that. myrlie, congratulations on your honor. thank you for being you. half a century later, looking great and standing up for the dream of medgar evers. >> and thank you for you. >> we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. the end of trial and error has arrived. try a free sample at eucerinus.com. nothing. are you stealing our
we are passed the point where we have to work so hard to pay $3 for a poll tax receipt. but it sends a message to america that even though we have moved forward, be aware and guard your rights because there are different methods of disenfranchisement. >> well, i think when you walk on that stage and that platform, it symbolizes and personifies all of that. myrlie, congratulations on your honor. thank you for being you. half a century later, looking great and standing up for the dream of...
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the dividend tax rates would go up dramatically in 2013. as the market moves on, take some money off the table, what we found the last three years is if you bought with the s&p is under the moving average, your average gain is 45.3%. if you bought when it was over the moving average, your average gain is 1.5% per year. i still think it'll be a back-and-forth market. take some profits in the euphoria. david: we think about what is happening inside the beltway. it is a global market. it is becoming more of a global market. you see global trade is really taking off in 2013. that leads to tremendous opportunities if it happens, right? >> i think so, david. evaluations are compelling whether it is europe, china. emerging market and even in japan. on the way to unlock the valuations and as investors come around to realizing those risks are receding, you will see a compression of the equity risk premium allowing evaluations to expand. david: lets michelle and she won one of those countries, japan. some people say this new leader going in the oppos
the dividend tax rates would go up dramatically in 2013. as the market moves on, take some money off the table, what we found the last three years is if you bought with the s&p is under the moving average, your average gain is 45.3%. if you bought when it was over the moving average, your average gain is 1.5% per year. i still think it'll be a back-and-forth market. take some profits in the euphoria. david: we think about what is happening inside the beltway. it is a global market. it is...
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another year where we don't see big tax revenues coming in because we're not creating a lot of jobs. the economy is growing less than 2%, and we're still bragging about what a great year it is for stock returns. >> maria, can i jump in here for a moment. >> i think, rick, got to stop looking at the glass being half empty. it will be a weak fourth quarter but that's mostly because of weak exports and inventories. the u.s. consumer doing pretty well. >> what about all the activity we pulled from the first quarter based on the fiscal cliff you? think the first quarter is really going to be that much better? >> look at the information we have now. a pry pry try survey done by isi of home builders and said january will be a blockbuster month for home building, and let me bring up two other points that don't get mentioned here. the mortgage foreclosure settlement and a couple other things on the regulatory front, the liquidity ratios being eased up, a very good environment for lending, very solid for housing. i can see a lot more reasons to be positive than negative right now. >> if intere
another year where we don't see big tax revenues coming in because we're not creating a lot of jobs. the economy is growing less than 2%, and we're still bragging about what a great year it is for stock returns. >> maria, can i jump in here for a moment. >> i think, rick, got to stop looking at the glass being half empty. it will be a weak fourth quarter but that's mostly because of weak exports and inventories. the u.s. consumer doing pretty well. >> what about all the...
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on the income tax and less reliance on the sales tax. [applause] in my budget, in my budget i will propose that we cut the sales tax from the current rate of 6.25% to 4.5% and dedicate all of the proceeds to a public works fund. that fund will support the transportation plan i have laid out both our existing responsibility and the necessary expansion project. as well as the school building fund, and other public infrastructure. under my plan, sales tax proceeds would be off limits for any other purpose. to support our education initiative, my budget will propose that we increase the income tax by 1 percentage point to 6 % 25% to make that increase fair to all according to their ability to pay. i will propose that we double the personal exemptions for every taxpayer, and eliminate a number of itemized dedeductions. making those changes gives us a tax code that is simpler and fairer. let me add that with these changes are sales, income, and business taxes will be comparable to and other states in the region beyond with which we compete. th
on the income tax and less reliance on the sales tax. [applause] in my budget, in my budget i will propose that we cut the sales tax from the current rate of 6.25% to 4.5% and dedicate all of the proceeds to a public works fund. that fund will support the transportation plan i have laid out both our existing responsibility and the necessary expansion project. as well as the school building fund, and other public infrastructure. under my plan, sales tax proceeds would be off limits for any other...
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in the effort.one of the commitments it was unheard of by many of the tech companies, the same with tax exclusion that we also did on stock compensation was that tech companies were committed on working with the city of san francisco on hiring residents from many neighborhoods that don't have access to the growing technology sector whether it is the mission, tenderloin, south of market and western addition; and happy to have cosponsors breed, cohen, avalos - to see what it is that we can do to partner with our private tech sector to ensure that we are opening up and creating a pipeline of jobs whether it is for our students born and raised in san francisco who might not get the type of education to be competitive for these jobs; whether it is adults that i found themselves unemployed in an economy not doing well but need additional training for these jobs. what is it that we can do to partner with the mayor's office in our tech companies to develop programs that would address three different population needs so they can benefit from this growing sector? we have had a remarkable growth i
in the effort.one of the commitments it was unheard of by many of the tech companies, the same with tax exclusion that we also did on stock compensation was that tech companies were committed on working with the city of san francisco on hiring residents from many neighborhoods that don't have access to the growing technology sector whether it is the mission, tenderloin, south of market and western addition; and happy to have cosponsors breed, cohen, avalos - to see what it is that we can do to...
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> > think about it: 2012, the end of the year, we didn't know where we were in taxes, people selling off lots of things, not knowing where capital gains were going to go. now that money is hot. it needs a place to go. people are not thinking interest rates are the place. they are thinking the stock market. they're looking for dividend returns and appreciation. and so far, that is what they are getting. so even on the brakes in the stock market, we are seeing new money flows - big new money flows - coming into the market now. and that will probably continue another week or two. then we'll get back to what i call more normal trading. > commodities traders are on their toes these days, especially with the crop news that has been coming in - we have drought issues, cold issues, and frost issues over in california. what is happening? > > one of the amazing things is, normally when you get a report - we did on friday on final acreage so you can figure out your supplies to a large degree, you often get a limit move one way or the other. they did this report at 11:00 in the session. brand ne
> > think about it: 2012, the end of the year, we didn't know where we were in taxes, people selling off lots of things, not knowing where capital gains were going to go. now that money is hot. it needs a place to go. people are not thinking interest rates are the place. they are thinking the stock market. they're looking for dividend returns and appreciation. and so far, that is what they are getting. so even on the brakes in the stock market, we are seeing new money flows - big new...
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government spend aka taxes. part of the heritage foundation's definition of economic freedom is the ability to invest your money however you want and hold on to your money. limited government was always one of the factors in the study. still very, very strong with protectionism is an issue the united states is facing. they are competitive in the global economic environment. it's not just about the u.s. any more. it's a very global marketplace we need to remain competitive. the rankings show we are slipping behind a little bit. we are still topping the world still a top ten but it's a struggling environment for us right now. >> barely top 10. sandra smith, fox business networks. 25 after the hour. still to come obama care was supposed to cut costs for healthcare to all. now we are finding another hidden fee that insurance companies will be charging you to pay for someone else. plus a teacher is told to remove a ronald reagan quote from her classroom because it could be offensive to her students. we will explain.
government spend aka taxes. part of the heritage foundation's definition of economic freedom is the ability to invest your money however you want and hold on to your money. limited government was always one of the factors in the study. still very, very strong with protectionism is an issue the united states is facing. they are competitive in the global economic environment. it's not just about the u.s. any more. it's a very global marketplace we need to remain competitive. the rankings show we...
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a lot to our tax funds the they own nearly 20% of the investments from apple stock is that a good idea? >> it depends going forward. gerri: what happened to a different pot? that is ridiculous. >> the rule that mutual funds you should not have more than 10% of any position. gerri: how many growth fund and value fund with the same stock? i think portfolio managers saw the of run up and wanted to get on board whether not yet matched their portfolio plan they plowed a bunch of money into it. >> there was momentum chasing for sure. apple is going through a major transition in terms of the growth profile. it had a hyper growth period now going forward just a normal good growth period the results in a change of ownership. one year ago more growth fund had the stock with a larger percentage from apple. gerri: by so or hold? >> i would hold for sure. exciting for apple going forward we have patterns of period to go into these periods and then slowed down. you do see the a 25% correction but you cannot predict when it sorts out but they are changing the business model. they will become more bra
a lot to our tax funds the they own nearly 20% of the investments from apple stock is that a good idea? >> it depends going forward. gerri: what happened to a different pot? that is ridiculous. >> the rule that mutual funds you should not have more than 10% of any position. gerri: how many growth fund and value fund with the same stock? i think portfolio managers saw the of run up and wanted to get on board whether not yet matched their portfolio plan they plowed a bunch of money...
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some taxed religious property. others banned given groups' practices. i'm thinking, for example, eventually various states in the southwest banning polygamy, for example. >> host: so when it came to massachusetts, talk about massachusetts or pennsylvania. of we're here in pennsylvania, as a case study of states regulating religion. >> guest: sure. pennsylvania, for example, had an active blasphemy law which we would nowty of as -- now think of of as starkly unconstitutional. and the last case, um, that was brought, the last criminal prosecution under blasphemy law was actually brought in the early 1970s kind of by accident against someone who had a sign in his window saying something like "wanted: radical carpenter speaks to crowds preaching peace." and, on, this person meant jesus, but someone walking past thought it blasphemous and complained. the american civil liberties union got involved pretty quickly, and the prosecution was dropped. more recently, the, a film company own or tried to name -- owner tried to name his company i choose hell productio
some taxed religious property. others banned given groups' practices. i'm thinking, for example, eventually various states in the southwest banning polygamy, for example. >> host: so when it came to massachusetts, talk about massachusetts or pennsylvania. of we're here in pennsylvania, as a case study of states regulating religion. >> guest: sure. pennsylvania, for example, had an active blasphemy law which we would nowty of as -- now think of of as starkly unconstitutional. and the...
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if you thought that class warfare was bad during the election and during this tax battle, it could get even worse, because under a 2010 law, dodd-frank, public companies are supposed to disclose the relationship between what their ceo makes - that's already public information - but they are supposed to compare it and give a ratio with what their median employee, kind of the typical employee, makes. so this is something that people can compare from company to company just to see how much more - "wow, the ceo makes 300 times more than the typical worker here!" > in some companies it wouldn't be that dramatic - an investment bank, for example. but at other companies - you had mentioned earlier wal-mart - it would be a hugely divergent number. > > take goldman sachs. their ceo makes a lot of money, but there are a lot of people at goldman sachs who also make a lot of money. so the disparity wouldn't be as great maybe as wal-mart or some retailer where you have a ceo who probably makes a lot, but you have a lot of minimum-wage workers. so that is going to be a big disparity. > also in corpo
if you thought that class warfare was bad during the election and during this tax battle, it could get even worse, because under a 2010 law, dodd-frank, public companies are supposed to disclose the relationship between what their ceo makes - that's already public information - but they are supposed to compare it and give a ratio with what their median employee, kind of the typical employee, makes. so this is something that people can compare from company to company just to see how much more -...
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of us like the tax code. when you talk about the ability to broaden the base, lower the rate and raise revenue, that is a pretty good system. it's pretty desirable to think about how to reform the tax code. but there are a lot of tough things when you talk about the specifics and the fact we need to deal with the mortgage deduction for state and local taxation then capping the discretionary you don't have to talk about a single specific policy. taxing the 1% is easy even if you are the 1% its current take more of that to fix the problem. now it's the hardest part so it's how we are going to unravel the next steps. clearly the next piece is going to have to focus on entitlement reform that's the biggest tax. we have to reaction moments coming up next months, the sequester that the extended for two months and it has broad base across-the-board spending cuts which is a wrong way to do policy. we are dealing with a tough recovery we want to phase in all these gradually and pick and choose and policy makers to pic
of us like the tax code. when you talk about the ability to broaden the base, lower the rate and raise revenue, that is a pretty good system. it's pretty desirable to think about how to reform the tax code. but there are a lot of tough things when you talk about the specifics and the fact we need to deal with the mortgage deduction for state and local taxation then capping the discretionary you don't have to talk about a single specific policy. taxing the 1% is easy even if you are the 1% its...
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the administration has announced that its transitioning its campaign apparatus into a tax exempt group called organizing for action. that's the new name for what was once called obama for america. the goal, according to politico, is to play an active role in support of the president's agenda. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. it's time to turn that loose for something more than just an election, right? if the nra has got a list, then obama for america has a bigger list. >> i'm not sure what they think of that at the dnc, that all of a sudden this entity is going to have perpetual life. >> let's be really clear about this. the dnc is always an extension of the president who is in office. what's interesting about this, and i talked to people who are engaged in this today, and it's still very much in definition. but this is where the answer to your question comes. because if ofa becomes a very effective force as regards legislation, then you begin to define the democratic party based on a legislative agenda which, as the ma
the administration has announced that its transitioning its campaign apparatus into a tax exempt group called organizing for action. that's the new name for what was once called obama for america. the goal, according to politico, is to play an active role in support of the president's agenda. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. it's time to turn that loose for something more than just an election, right? if the nra has got a...
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. >> you want to go for more tax increases after the tax increases that went through on the fiscal cliff? >> i think closing loopholes, i think there has to be revenue enhancement and closing loopholes, already raised the tax rates, but there's got to be some spending cuts to go along with it. i'm not going to give away the store unless we get something in return. >> you did that already. did you that already at the end of the year? >> i'm not in congress thankfully. i'm running a very fiscally prudent state that's well managed and lives within its means and saves money for a rainy day and is growing the economy to produce more growth money by expanding a healthy economy. washington would do a lot to listen and watch what we're doing in utah because we're doing it right. >> you sure r.governor, thanks very much. appreciate your time today. >> thank you. >> we'll see you soon, governor. thank you. >> headed towards close, sort of meandering here, and much of the decline for the dow, down 32 points, the result of boeing's decline today which we'll be talking about. >> up next, jpmorgan ceo
. >> you want to go for more tax increases after the tax increases that went through on the fiscal cliff? >> i think closing loopholes, i think there has to be revenue enhancement and closing loopholes, already raised the tax rates, but there's got to be some spending cuts to go along with it. i'm not going to give away the store unless we get something in return. >> you did that already. did you that already at the end of the year? >> i'm not in congress thankfully. i'm...
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but this is a weird one because this tax works the opposite of many other taxes in that it only taxes you up to $113,000 of income. above that, you don't have to pay the social security piece of the fica tax. it hits those people at the bottom on a percentage basis more than other taxes do. that's why people are having a little bit after head scratcher here, trying to figure out what the impact is, sue. >> yeah, eamon, no one is happy about it. and jane has that story live for from burbank, jane? >> reporter: hi, sue. in california, it is a double-whammy. not only are people seeing higher taxes but in california there are is a higher sales tax twb there is higher federal income tax and state as well. but this is l.a., a blue city and blue state and people are used to ponying up. >> have you gotten paid yet this month. >> reporter: yes, i have. >> did you notice your paycheck was smaller? >> i did. >> reporter: how did you feel about that? >> on one hand, we know why it is being done in the sense that we need to find a way of getting the deficit down. you but on the other hand, no, bec
but this is a weird one because this tax works the opposite of many other taxes in that it only taxes you up to $113,000 of income. above that, you don't have to pay the social security piece of the fica tax. it hits those people at the bottom on a percentage basis more than other taxes do. that's why people are having a little bit after head scratcher here, trying to figure out what the impact is, sue. >> yeah, eamon, no one is happy about it. and jane has that story live for from...
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if you look at corporate taxes, they are all trending in the right direction from a public standpoint. the country has a lot of natural resources. liz: but you don't want to become like australia. >> in terms of being a natural resource country, they do have a lot of natural resources companies, but they have other superb financial companies too. the banks and get into all the trouble that we did. liz: canada did not allow -- they have enough good regulations, not overregulated that didn't allow their regulations to take a bad stance. >> that's right, we like nova scotia. it's a very interesting story. one more thing, it is possible to have relations with china through canada. second-largest exporter and that is key to fueling the industry -- the steel industry. liz: that's right, huge in canada and natural technology resources. jay, nice to see you, thank you for joining us. my parents are canadian. don't be all excited that they will be that we mention canada. shares of one company traveling higher today, we will tell you which luggage maker is doing well. . . . .. look, if you have
if you look at corporate taxes, they are all trending in the right direction from a public standpoint. the country has a lot of natural resources. liz: but you don't want to become like australia. >> in terms of being a natural resource country, they do have a lot of natural resources companies, but they have other superb financial companies too. the banks and get into all the trouble that we did. liz: canada did not allow -- they have enough good regulations, not overregulated that...
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raise taxes or cut spending and congress has only raised taxes. if we don't do something about the tax code, we will continue to print money. host: kevin from woodbridge, virginia. caller: i have a bill with a to balance.$200 if i miss my payments, they will call me. how many follicles do the government debt saying, "when are you going to repay my money -- how many phone calls does the government get saying, "when are you going to repay my money?" we are a bunch of idiots that what our government do whatever they wanted. guest: not enough people are calling their representatives and senators about the debt ceiling and the way we've handled the last 12 months. what you have to do is call your congressman or senator. someone will answer and be polite to you. you have to insist to get the message through. elections have consequences. the division right now is very extreme. are we being played? politicians will wait until the last second until they do what is the right thing. i expect to happen this time is we will get around that during 26th or 27th
raise taxes or cut spending and congress has only raised taxes. if we don't do something about the tax code, we will continue to print money. host: kevin from woodbridge, virginia. caller: i have a bill with a to balance.$200 if i miss my payments, they will call me. how many follicles do the government debt saying, "when are you going to repay my money -- how many phone calls does the government get saying, "when are you going to repay my money?" we are a bunch of idiots that...
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their ability did carry a bigger tax to fund a tax has been degraded. lou: i think last -- less characterized as remnants then a diffuse, disparate, and not always organized group of elements. >> that can be more dangerous. >> look at mali now. they're beating the french army. lou: the hostage-taking in algeria, seeking leverage because of that conflict. we thank you all for being hre. appreciated. that's it for us tonight. we appreciate you being with us. be with us tomorrow when it gets even better. good night from new york. ♪ [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'd like to start. or questions about protecting your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like to find the right attorney to help guide you along, answer any questions and offer advice. with an "a" rating from the better business bureau egalzoom helps you get personalized and affordable legal protection. in most states, a legal plan at
their ability did carry a bigger tax to fund a tax has been degraded. lou: i think last -- less characterized as remnants then a diffuse, disparate, and not always organized group of elements. >> that can be more dangerous. >> look at mali now. they're beating the french army. lou: the hostage-taking in algeria, seeking leverage because of that conflict. we thank you all for being hre. appreciated. that's it for us tonight. we appreciate you being with us. be with us tomorrow when...
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on the dividend theme i think our call was that the tax rate wasn't going to rise the way it was written in the law. we have seen that and this is a pretty compelling group of stocks. you have low payout and bond rates are low so you can buy dividend stocks that yield well relative total attorney difficults in the bond market. on the megacap stocks you have a lot of large high quality american companies that should be able to grow at or higher than the rate of the market or cheaper than the market and also have those higher dividends. >> susie: and the other two sectors that you also recommend to your morgan stanley clients, health care, companies like cardinal health, and industrials like honeywell, general motors what is the story there? >> well, for health care look, when you want to be a little defensive in the markets's natural for people to think about two sectors, health care and staples. we really like health care more than staples right now. we see that pretty clearly. health-care companies are beating estimates more, they have higher cash balances and you know they are much che
on the dividend theme i think our call was that the tax rate wasn't going to rise the way it was written in the law. we have seen that and this is a pretty compelling group of stocks. you have low payout and bond rates are low so you can buy dividend stocks that yield well relative total attorney difficults in the bond market. on the megacap stocks you have a lot of large high quality american companies that should be able to grow at or higher than the rate of the market or cheaper than the...